Parents in Staffordshire will be crossing their fingers this week as they discover which primary school their child has been allocated this September.

Staffordshire County Council is gearing up to notify parents over primary school admissions. On Thursday email place offers are set to land in the inbox of those parents who applied online for a reception or Year 3 place for their youngsters.

The council’s website states: “On April 16 online applicants will receive an email, and others will have their offer posted second class on this date.”

The news comes after figures revealed in January showed one in five schools in the West Midlands are overcrowded.

The figures were provided by local councils in response to Freedom of Information requests from the Labour Party. Councils across the region admitted many children end up in large class sizes or temporary, makeshift classrooms.

The statistics revealed there were 45 primary schools in Birmingham which currently have more pupils than there was official capacity for.